Greg Selinger
2011 Manitoba Election Archive
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Incumbent since 1999
party leader
Greg Selinger incumbent
Political Party: NDP
Phone: (204) 930-4232
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Premier Selinger promises smaller classes, more teachers if reelected
Friday, 02 September 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger promises his NDP government will cap kindergarten to Grade 3 class sizes at 20 and pay for the new teachers and classrooms needed to make that work. It would cost about $20 million a year for the extra teachers ...
Selinger promises smaller class sizes
Friday, 02 September 2011
Winnipeg Sun - Premier Greg Selinger announced Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 that classes will be limited to a maximum of 20 students. (Winnipeg Sun files) Manitoba students in kindergarten to Grade 3 will have smaller class sizes beginning ...
NDP will cap class sizes for young students: Selinger
Friday, 02 September 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Premier Greg Selinger said a re-elected NDP government will cap class sizes for kids in kindergarten to grade 3 at 20 students within five years. He said the initiative would cost an additional $20 million annually in teachers' salaries and a total of ...
Selinger and company will point to economy
Friday, 02 September 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Greg Selinger is now showing his maturity as a leader and he's seen as being comfortable on the job. (WAYNE GLOWACKI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS ARCHIVES) That pretty much sums up what the NDP will be telling us over the next six weeks. Premier Greg Selinger ...
NDP make education promises
Friday, 02 September 2011
CJOB - Premier Greg Selinger is promising to cap class sizes at 20 students for kindergarten to grade 3. Selinger says the plan would begin this year and be fully implemented within 5 years. He also pledged an 20 million dollar annual investment in teachers ...
McFadyen has analysis deficit
Friday, 02 September 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - In bringing down his last budget as finance minister, Greg Selinger declared that unlike other provincial governments hit by the recession, he had "chosen" to forgo a deficit and instead would balance the books for 2009-2010. Well, that was so much hot ...
Let's Keep Building Together. Don't Turn Back.
Friday, 02 September 2011
mySteinbach.ca (blog) - That's why over the last decade, Greg Selinger and your NDP MLAs have focused on the things that families like yours care about. Together we've turned this province around. From hospitals, to schools, to new roads – Manitoba is back on track. ...
Is there ever a good time for an election?
Friday, 02 September 2011
Brandon Sun - In this case, the above quote was by Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, who was commenting on the timing of last May's federal election. At the time, Manitoba was in the thick of battling a one-in-300-year flood, and of course folks were a little ...
Selinger vows $24M to add docs, nurses
Friday, 02 September 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - The money would also be used to upgrade the skills of existing health-care staff, Premier Greg Selinger said Thursday. He said the additional medical training dollars are needed to help the medical system cope with an aging population and to minimize ...
Vote Manitoba
Friday, 02 September 2011
Winnipeg Free Press - Factors: Former premier Gary Doer's departure, unfamiliarity with Premier Greg Selinger, the economy, health care, Bipole III, crime, government debt and winds of change. The Tories have put their fortunes here on former Olympic speedskater Susan Auch. ...
Questionnaire Response
Greg Selinger - St. Boniface
Why did you decide to run in the 2011 Manitoba election?
Our government has made a lot of progress since the 90’s and I think if we work together we can achieve much more. I want families to have access to health care, quality education, good jobs, and feel safe in their communities.
What experience will you bring to compliment your role as MLA?
As a resident of St. Boniface for over 30 years and having raised my two sons in this community I feel passionate about St. Boniface's wonderful and unique qualities as a neighbourhood and its contribution to making Manitoba the wonderful province it is.
Is there anything in particular you would like to change in our province? In your electoral division?
Health care accessibility, opportunities for young people, recreational infrastructure, quality education & keeping Manitoba Hydro publically owned.
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